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Originally it was a tax on tea and then the British lowered the tea tax. By doing that they made the cost of the Dutch smugglers tea higher in price. They wanted to stop the smuggling and wanted to keep the monopoly on tea and by bringing down the tax they achieved both things.
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What act is before the Tea Act?
The tea act was a tax on all tea in the colonies. It was made to help pay for the French and Indian war.
What does the Tea Act cause?
The tea act(act that made tea have taxes) caused the Boston Tea Party(hundreds of colonists throw British tea into the ocean.)
The Boston Tea Party was in response to what act?
The tea act
Why was the tea act written?
the tea act was written because of history
What do the Tea Act and the stamp act have in common?
the stamp act was to tax on any paper items from the postal services such as stamps and the tea act was the tax on tea so people would have to pay for the tea
Who took place in the tea act?
The colonist and the East India Tea Company were the main character in the Tea Act
Is Tea Act a law?
to sell tea
What is one argument of against of the tea act?
The tea act was the act of the American colonists rebelling against the British for taxation without representation on tea, it was also an act of freedom from Britain.
When did the tea act officially end?
The Tea Act ended right after the Boston Tea Party(December 16, 1773).
What year did tea act is passed resulting in Boston tea party?
The Tea Act was passed on May 10, 1773.
Which act gave the East India company an advantages over colonial merchants?
The Tea Act.
What year the the tea act happened?
the tea act happened on may 10 1773
